Konami promises major changes in the next PES 2019

4K HDR support across all capable platforms. Experience PES 2019's realistic visuals with more clarity and realistic range of colours.

Enlighten software has been used to rework lighting, both natural and stadium based. Stands and pitches will closely mirror their real life counterparts depending on the time of day, bringing a more realistic look and feel to PES 2019.

Snow weather effects have been added. Not only will snow appear in the game, it will also affect gameplay. You will need to plan your strategy and make key choices based on the weather.

The crowd has more details and animations added. Also, you will now be able to hear the excitement from the crowd throughout the stadium like never before!

By focusing on the latest platforms, a dynamic resolution system has been implemented. See all the on-pitch visuals with more detail and clarity.

PES 2019 will be very different from last year's game, according to the series says Adam Bhatti

Bhatti said: “The reason I’m going is because it marks a very important stage for the PES series.

“There will be significant changes made to the way we produce the game, and what we offer as a package.

“It’s the biggest change to the product in years, something that we began integrating with PES 2018.

“As mentioned earlier this year, we want to shock football fans each year for the next few years, with certain changes that simply wouldn’t be expected from a yearly title.”

PES games have always been close to the fans – who are integral in shaping the game year on year.

PES 2019 promises to empower fans even more to develop an ‘industry leading’ experience.

“We want to create a game that always puts the fans first, while at the same time giving non-PES players a way into the series,” Bhatti explained.

“To do this we need some big changes, not only in how the game plays.

“I’m extremely proud of how the game is playing, I believe it’s the best football playing experience we’ve ever created.

“But we need to offer the same high standard in all other areas, we want to be industry leading across the board.

“There will be sacrifices we need to make for the greater good, but all of which will make sense once the game is announced. It’s an extremely exciting time.”

PES 2019 will be released in September, likely a week or two before FIFA 19.